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Will broilers withstand freezing temps?
My cornish crosses have two weeks left, but we're supposed to get below freeing this weekend. They're in a low tractor with solid roof, but wire sides. Will they make it, or should I butcher them early? Please respond if you have experience keeping them outdoors in low temps... Thanks- btjnark
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- Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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putting ducks outside
I've read the books and I know what the typical recommendation is...not looking for that. What I'm looking for is some real world experience/observations that will help me out. Despite the best planning, I've ended up with 11 ducklings in the brooder still and my 50 broiler chicks are coming... -
Comforting goose sounds?
My baby geese (hatched 6/4 growing inside house in brooder) keep calling out. Is there some "momma goose" sound I can make back to them that they'll find comforting? I pick them up occasionally and let them cuddle and rest, but I want to be able to "talk back" to them too. OK, that sounds... -
Catching displaced geese
Hi. I have never owned geese. I decided to get some to help alert me to predators in the yard and figured I would buy goslings and raise them up. In my search for local goslings, I found a craigslist add from a kind soul who has been feeding a small flock of Toulouse - at least they look like... -
Deep litter method
Hi. Can I use the deep litter method is my coop has a cement floor? Also, can I use leaves in it after they drop this autumn? Thanks, Traci- btjnark
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock